PM Narendra Modi invites India’s top fossil fuel ventures to contribute in solar Updated On Fri, Jul 22nd, 2016 by Saurenergy India’s topmost energy corporations are moving beyond their roots in fossil fuels to plough money into renewables, supporting the idea of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s goal to expand the growth of alternatives to the most polluting forms of energy. According to the reports of state agency responsible for implementing energy policy, one of the prominent […] Read more
Inter-state transmission lines are planned and implemented for Supply of Power from Surplus States to Deficit States Updated On Thu, Jul 21st, 2016 by Saurenergy Power, Coal and New & Renewable Energy Minister PiyushGoyal in Lok Sabha informed that the inter-state transmission lines are planned and implemented as a part of the evacuation system from inter-state generation stations and also as system strengthening projects. The inter-state transmission lines are used for delivery of power from the generating stations to their […] Read more
Indian Government doubles down on Solar Parks after SunEdison Setback Updated On Wed, Jul 20th, 2016 by Saurenergy According to the reports from a top government official, India is expected to double the target for energy to be generated from solar parks by 2020, as roof-top installations progress has turned out to be slower than anticipated and U.S. company SunEdison’s projects are threatened by its bankruptcy. The Indian Government acquired lands are most […] Read more
Surat Municipal Corporation signs MoU with SECI to tap into solar power Updated On Tue, Jul 19th, 2016 by Saurenergy Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) on Monday inked Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) to generate solar power from rooftop of the buildings. The MoU was signed by Surat Municipal Commissioner Milind Torwane and SECI managing director Ashvini Kumar. Under the MoU signed SECI will set up solar power plants on […] Read more
Import of solar cells, modules increases by more than three times in India Updated On Tue, Jul 19th, 2016 by Saurenergy Imports of solar cells and modules have increased by over three times from Rs 5,051 crore in 2014-15 to Rs 15,523 crore in 2015-16. The solar industry in India is certainly having good times as the installations soar and investment increases. Early this year in April the import of solar modules and cell stood at […] Read more
Government doubles power generation target from solar energy parks Updated On Tue, Jul 19th, 2016 by Saurenergy Centre is gearing up to double the clean energy generation from solar parks to 40,000 MW in the backdrop of slow offtake of rooftop solar and problems being faced by some project developers. PTI citing a senior government official reports that the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy is eager to set up solar park […] Read more
American Reading Company and TerraSol completes 313kW high efficiency SunPower Helix Roof solar power system Updated On Mon, Jul 18th, 2016 by Saurenergy American Reading Company and SunPower commercial partner, TerraSol Energies has announced the completion of a 313-kilowatt high efficiency SunPower Helix Roof solar power system at American Reading’s warehouse in King of Prussia. The SunPower Helix Roof product launched last year is the company’s first fully-integrated rooftop solar solution for commercial customers. It is a pre-engineered, […] Read more
District Panchayat in Kasaragod, Kerela commissions 15KW solar plant Updated On Mon, Jul 18th, 2016 by Saurenergy The panchayat office in Kasargod district of Kerela commissioned a 15kW solar plant. This solar plant is expected to reduce the investment envisaged on setting up energy-saving projects. The solar panels installed by KELTRON at the office building at a cost of Rs.15.25 lakh, can supply 7-8 kW power to the Kerala State Electricity Board […] Read more
Economics of Commercial Energy Storage in the U.S Will be Attractive by 2021: GTM Research Updated On Sat, Jul 16th, 2016 by Saurenergy Over the last two year commercial energy storage has been the fastest-growing storage segment in the U.S. Bulk of this growth occurred in California, while other markets have started to crop up in recent months. GTM Research in its report named ‘The Economics of Commercial Energy Storage in the U.S’ breaks down the commercial end-customer […] Read more